In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FUMARIC
Etymology
Adjective
fumaric (comparative more fumaric, superlative most fumaric)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fumitory.
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to fumaric acid or its derivatives.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*mar"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory (Fumaria officinalis). Fumaric acid (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid, exttracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance, C2H2(CO2H)2, and produced artificially in many ways, as by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also called lichenic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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